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Abdominal wall reconstruction following removal of a chronically infected mid-urethral tape

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We report a rare postoperative complication of a mid-urethral tape. The patient presented with a chronic infection resistant to treatment with several weeks of antibiotics, with eventual surgical removal, and the resulting complications of an infected incisional hernia and vesico-cutaneous fistula required reconstruction of the abdominal wall with Permacol™ and excision of the vesico-cutaneous fistula. We also look briefly at the impact of health tourism on the National Health Service.

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Abbreviations

TVT:

Tension-free vaginal tape

PFMT:

Pelvic floor muscle training

NICE:

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

IVS:

Intravaginal slingplasty

NHS:

National Health Service

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  1. St Peter’s Hospital, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust, Guildford Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0PZ, UK

    Helen Walker, Thomas Brooker & Wolf Gelman

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Correspondence to Helen Walker.

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Walker, H., Brooker, T. & Gelman, W. Abdominal wall reconstruction following removal of a chronically infected mid-urethral tape. Int Urogynecol J 20, 1273–1275 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-0852-7

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